Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

51. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to introducing a 0% VAT rate as an interim measure for the tourism and recreation sectors to give them a much needed boost post Covid-19 restrictions. [11150/20]

Special Educational Needs

Cathal Crowe

199. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions being made for early intervention support in the home for children with additional needs who will be missing out on essential services, including the July provision, due to the fact they are preschool aged. [10675/20]

English Language Training Organisations

Cathal Crowe

239. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the recovery document prepared by representatives of the English language industry here (details supplied). [11064/20]

Court Procedures

Cathal Crowe

350. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider changes to the restrictions relating to court affidavits (details supplied) in view of the fact that the current system is restrictive. [10995/20]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Cathal Crowe

744. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) and address the issues raised directly. [10777/20]

Print Media

Cathal Crowe

788. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding will be ring-fenced to support local newspapers at this difficult time in view of the sound and vision funding announced for local radio. [10774/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

793. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a newspaper (details supplied) and other similar freesheet newspapers will be financially supported during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11010/20]

Tourism Promotion

Cathal Crowe

812. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a ring-fenced marketing fund will be considered for Shannon Airport to allow similar initiatives such as visit Dublin and pure Cork be rolled out in order to boost the airport, the mid-west region post-Covid-19 and increase traffic through the airport. [10526/20]

Aviation Industry

Cathal Crowe

871. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will appoint persons (details supplied) to the task force for aviation recovery that his Department is constituting. [11209/20]

Banking Sector

Cathal Crowe

80. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the plans for the reopening of closed branches of a bank (details supplied) in County Clare and nationally. [10333/20]

Garda Stations

Cathal Crowe

91. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to sell the obsolete Garda station building in Broadford, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9946/20]

Medicinal Products

Cathal Crowe

429. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take in relation to the need to access a drug by a person (details supplied). [10413/20]

Value Added Tax

Cathal Crowe

50. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the reason recycled plastic materials which have been subject to 23% VAT in their first lives are subject to VAT once again when it comes to recycling only to again be charged VAT at the point of resale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8374/20]

Departmental Staff

Cathal Crowe

79. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending panels for Departmental jobs which are valid for a two-year period in view of the fact that the hiring process is at a halt at present and therefore those high up on the list on the panel may lose out as the period will have lapsed. [8876/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cathal Crowe

194. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department and the Teaching Council will make allowances for school days lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic for those that in the 2019/2020 academic year were in the process of completing the Droichead framework process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8685/20]

Special Educational Needs

Cathal Crowe

242. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering the re-opening of small schools that offer tailored programmes for autistic children and children with other special needs prior to September 2020 in order that structured face-to-face learning for these children can recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8996/20]

Special Educational Needs

Cathal Crowe

243. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will permit the July provision to take place in a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that the school building and teacher-pupil ratio would enable social distancing guidance to be followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8997/20]

Information and Communications Technology

Cathal Crowe

244. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the €10 million information technology equipment fund announced by his Department will be available to special schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8998/20]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Cathal Crowe

247. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants will be sanctioned to carry out the July provision in 2020 to assist teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9001/20]

Special Educational Needs

Cathal Crowe

248. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider extending the July provision into August 2020 in order that children with special needs are eased back into the new school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9002/20]

State Examinations

Cathal Crowe

253. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions being made for pupils who are finishing fifth year of secondary school and will sit the leaving certificate in 2021 but have lost vital class time due to Covid-19 restrictions. [9058/20]

Direct Provision System

Cathal Crowe

363. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to concerns raised by residents (details supplied) regarding direct provision accommodation. [8914/20]

Garda College

Cathal Crowe

364. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify with the Garda Commissioner, the plans for the reopening of the Garda Training College, Templemore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9007/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cathal Crowe

502. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to a company (details supplied) for the transportation of personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic. [8925/20]

Departmental Staff

Cathal Crowe

771. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider extending panels for departmental jobs which are valid for a two-year period in view of the fact that the hiring process is at a halt at present and therefore those high up on the panel may lose out as the period will have lapsed. [8877/20]

Aer Lingus

Cathal Crowe

845. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had direct engagement with the management of a company (details supplied) concerning the restructuring of the company which was announced unilaterally without consultation or communication with the trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8928/20]

Driver Test

Cathal Crowe

878. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a guidance document is being prepared for the resumption of driving lessons and driver licence tests; if a date for the resumption of driving lessons and driver licence tests has been set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8473/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cathal Crowe

902. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions which will be in place for campsites and caravan parks when they reopen that have shared washing and catering facilities; and when operators of these sites will be able to access the latest information available in view of the fact that they need to prepare for opening. [8738/20]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Cathal Crowe

916. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of national lottery funding for an association (details supplied) to construct a new workshop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8810/20]

Aviation Policy

Cathal Crowe

965. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to establishing a task force to examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the aviation sector and its spin-off industries; if he will consider examining the impact on Shannon Airport and its hinterlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9350/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cathal Crowe

1243. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the measures in place or planned measures to aid Clare County Council in view of its loss of €19.7 million in commercial rates owing to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9394/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

36. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider rolling out the temporary wage subsidy scheme to all limousine SPSV owners and staff. [7271/20]

Tourism Industry

Cathal Crowe

45. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider measures (details supplied) to bolster the tourism sector. [8026/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Cathal Crowe

93. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood protection works at Springfield, Clonlara, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8068/20]

School Transport

Cathal Crowe

115. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the school transport scheme for pupils will be reassessed in view of the difficulties facing parents in getting their children accepted into their nearest school (details supplied). [7077/20]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Cathal Crowe

117. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an additional teacher will be appointed at a school (details supplied) to improve the pupil-teacher ratio at the school; and the status of the application for additional accommodation, including a purpose built special class at the school. [7104/20]

State Examinations

Cathal Crowe

163. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the leaving certificate for external candidates (details supplied). [7361/20]

Student Accommodation

Cathal Crowe

173. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene in the ongoing dispute at the University of Limerick regarding refunds for students that have paid for campus accommodation and have not been able to use it for the past number of months. [7478/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cathal Crowe

219. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will be issuing guidelines pertaining to the safe reopening of primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7745/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cathal Crowe

220. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if adjustments will be made on health and safety grounds to the pupil-teacher ratio operational in primary schools for the 2020/2021 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7746/20]

School Guidelines on Mental Health

Cathal Crowe

262. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if provisions are being made for children who are struggling with the lack of closure to finish out their schooling as per correspondence (details supplied). [7954/20]

Maternity Leave

Cathal Crowe

304. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to a temporary extension of maternity leave and maternity benefit in view of the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied). [7084/20]

Garda Data

Cathal Crowe

374. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and percentage of the Garda fleet of vehicles within the Clare division that are less than one, one to three, four to six, six to ten and more than ten years' old, in tabular form. [8147/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cathal Crowe

548. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the owners of a location (details supplied) to explore its potential as a use for pharmaceutical firms in their efforts to research treatment for Covid-19 [7479/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cathal Crowe

573. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when speech and language services for paediatrics and school aged children are allowed to recommence. [7701/20]

General Practitioner Services

Cathal Crowe

587. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the long-running general practitioner vacancy in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare. [7808/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

755. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider rolling out extra measures in addition to a moratorium on business debt beyond the measures currently in place to ensure that transport companies in the tourism sector that are vital to same can survive. [7271/20]

Driver Test

Cathal Crowe

781. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) who is on the emergency list for a driver test appointment can expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7510/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

979. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the entitlements students that had signed contracts for summer internships which have now been cancelled have in terms of social welfare payments; and her plans to assist students in summer 2020 that are out of work due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [7803/20]

Local Authority Rates

Cathal Crowe

1030. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider measures (details supplied) to bolster the tourism sector. [8026/20]